Germany: 2024 wine harvest expected to be 4.9% lower than the previous year

Expected to be 3% less Weißer Riesling and 14% less Blauer Spätburgunder than in the previous year

15-Oct-2024 - Winegrowers in Germany are expecting a significantly lower wine harvest in 2024 than in 2023. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), based on the estimate as of September 20, 2024, the harvest volume is expected to be 8.26 million hectolitres of wine must. Compared to the 2023 ...

86.800 tons of gingerbread produced in Germany in 2023

Production and export of gingerbread highest in late summer

27-Aug-2024 - Summer isn't over yet, but the first gingerbread cookies are already on supermarket shelves - and it's peak season for production. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a good 86,800 tons of Christmas cookies were produced in Germany in 2023. This corresponds to a slight ...

Germany: Meat production increased in the first half of 2024

09-Aug-2024 - According to preliminary results, commercial slaughterhouses in Germany produced just under 3.4 million tons of meat in the first half of 2024. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was 1.3% more than in the same period last year. In total, 24 million pigs, cattle, sheep, ...

Germany: Non-alcoholic beer on the road to success - doubling in 10 years

31-Jul-2024 - Enjoying beer without alcohol is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. In 2023, a good 556 million liters of non-alcoholic beer worth around 548 million euros were produced in this country. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on International Beer Day on August 2, the ...

93 liters of sugary soft drinks per capita were produced in 2023 in Germany

Cola and lemonade dominate the market

11-Jul-2024 - Sugary soft drinks are also popular in Germany as a thirst quencher, especially on hot days. 7.76 billion liters of such soft drinks such as cola, lemonade, juice spritzers or energy drinks were produced in Germany in 2023. That was around 93 liters per capita, according to the Federal ...

Germany: Trend towards meat substitutes continues unabated: production will increase by 16.6% in 2023 compared to the previous year

121,600 tons of meat substitute products worth 583.2 million euros produced

03-May-2024 - hether veggie burgers, tofu sausage or seitan mortadella - the demand for vegetarian or vegan meat substitutes continues to grow. In 2023, companies in Germany produced 16.6% more meat substitutes than in the previous year, with production more than doubling in a 5-year comparison with 2019 ...

Beer sales 4.5% lower in 2023 than in the previous year

Long-term decline in beer sales: breweries and beer warehouses sold 11.5% less beer in 2023 than in 2013

02-Feb-2024 - Beer sales fell by 4.5% or 394.2 million liters in 2023 compared to the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the breweries and beer warehouses based in Germany sold a total of around 8.4 billion liters of beer. After a slight increase of 2.7% in 2022, the ...

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

12-Sep-2023 - The inflation rate in Germany - measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI) - was +6.1% in August 2023. In July 2023, the inflation rate had been +6.2%. "The inflation rate thus remains at a high level," says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office, ...

Winegrowing: Area for sauvignon blanc in Germany increased by 162% from 2012 to 2022

Cultivation areas for wine varieties more native to the south further expanded

31-Aug-2023 - The trend toward heat-loving grape varieties continues unabated: Local winegrowers are increasingly relying on originally southern varieties, which are now also thriving in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the area under Sauvignon blanc vines in Germany increased ...

Production of non-alcoholic beer increased by 96% in the last ten years

02-Aug-2023 - Enjoying beer completely without alcohol - this is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. In 2022, a good 474 million liters of non-alcoholic beer worth around 396 million euros were produced in this country. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on International Beer Day on ...